Unit 7 Psychology Practice Test

Riley's 4-month old daughter, Jennifer, finally slept through a whole night. If an EEG was taken of both Riley and Jennifer, the comparison would show...

Jennifer spent more than twice as much time in REM sleep

Paradoxical sleep is to slow wave sleep as _________ is to _________ sleep

REM; NREM-3

Disorder that causes the temporary cessation of breathing while asleep?

Sleep apnea

Michael- 12 years old Jermaine- 21 years old Janet- 40 years old Tito- 60 years old Who is likely to sleep the least?

Tito

Jordanna went to bed early, had her eyes closed, and was relaxed, but could not fall asleep. An EEG would most likely show...

alpha waves

What percent of the population cannot be hypnotized?

About 5%

Sleep deprivation has been shown to...

diminish immunity to disease

Consciousness includes awareness of...

external events, internal sensations, and self

Hypnosis involves a state of...

heightened openness to suggestion

Sleep is most sound...

in the first hour

Traffic accidents _______ after "spring forward" and ________ when going back to standard time

increase; decrease

Elvira has just bought a dream interpretation book, and is excited to try and interpret her own dreams. When she goes to sleep, she will be more likely to experience dreaming ______ in the night during ________ sleep.

late; REM

Olivia cannot sleep for more than 4 hours at a time. She is likely experiencing...

less REM sleep than people who are able to sleep a full 8 hours

Researchers have discovered a gene in dogs that causes...

narcolepsy

Marsha lets out blood-curdling screams in the middle of the night, sits up in bed, and is seemingly inconsolable by her parents. In the morning, she doesn't remember having behaved this way. Marsha is most likely suffering from ____.

night terrors

In the last half hour, Kayla's body temperature has increased by 1.5 degrees. The increase in body temperature most likely means...

she has just woken up

Hypnotized people are no more likely to perform dangerous acts than those who are asked to simulate hypnosis. This fact is most consistent with...

social influence theory

REM rebound involves...

the tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation

Theory the suggests dreams are mental responses to random bursts of neural stimulation

Activation-synthesis theory

Monists are most likely to explain the near-death experience in terms of...

Activity of the brain under stress

Kira has been having trouble with her sleeping and eating patterns lately. Sometimes she sleeps from midnight until 6 a.m.; sometimes from noon until 7 p.m. She also eats at radically different times during the day. Her doctor should suspect that she is deficient in what hormone?

Melatonin

Sleep stage with uneven breathing and irregular brain waves

NREM-1

As a typical night of sleep progresses, ______________ sleep gets shorter while ______________ sleep gets longer.

NREM-3; REM

What sleep disorder would be the most incapacitating for a commercial bus driver?

Narcolepsy

Three hours after Bobby falls asleep, he sits up and screams incoherently, has a racing pulse, and gasps for breath. His mother cannot awake him. He remembers nothing in the morning. Bobby suffers from...

Night terrors

Carlos has been sleeping for an hour and a half. His heart rate is faster, his breathing is fast and irregular, and his closed eyes are going back and forth. Carlos is experiencing...

REM sleep

Dr. Gates strongly advises Aaron and Brielle to make sure their infant does not sleep face down on soft surfaces. She states that sleeping position has been highly correlated with a fatal infant disorder known as...

SIDS

A flight attendant would experience the most jet lag on a flight from...

San Francisco to Philadelphia (west to east)

How is sleepwalking possible if muscles are in a state of near-paralysis during REM sleep?

Sleepwalking occurs in non-REM sleep

The idea that one's consciousness continually changes, fluctuates, and wanders characterizes William James's concept that consciousness is...

a stream

Drugs prescribed to reduce insomnia (Nembutal, Seconal, and Amytal) are...

amphetamines

Dreams often involve sudden emotional reactions and surprising changes in scene. This best serves to support the theory that dreams...

are triggered by random bursts of neural activity

Arthur flew from California to New York, and experienced a restless, sleepless night. This was caused by the disruption of his normal...

circadian rhythm

Cindi prefers to take exams in the late afternoon rather than during the morning, because her energy level and ability to concentrate are better at that time. Her experience most likely reflects the influence of the...

circadian rhythm

Three hours after going to sleep, Shoshanna's heart rate increases, her breathing becomes more rapid, and her eyes move rapidly under her closed lids. Research suggests that Shoshanna is

dreaming

Slow wave sleep promotes...

effective memory

Impact of biological rhythms is best illustrated by...

fluctuations in energy level and alertness across the span of a day

Although Mildred never experiences withdrawal symptoms when deprived of alcohol, every afternoon she wants at least one drink to help her relax. Mildred has developed....

Both a psychological and physical dependence

Greg remembered a recent dream in which his girlfriend suddenly grabbed the wheel of his speeding car. Greg's therapist suggested that the dream might be a representation of the girlfriend's efforts to avoid sexual intimacy. According to Freud, the therapist was attempting to reveal the ________ of Greg's dream.

latent content

During a REM dream, people who experience __________ are likely to wonder whether they are, in fact, dreaming

lucid dreams

Freud called the remembered story line of a dream its ________ content.

manifest

An electromyograph records...

muscular activity and tension

Unpleasant withdrawal symptoms are indicative of:

physical dependence

Dr. Huanca hypnotizes Travaughn and then tells him that from now on, whenever he feels the urge to smoke a cigarette, he will get up and get a glass of water instead. This instruction is an example of...

posthypnotic suggestion

Chemical substances that alter perceptions and moods are called ________ drugs.

psychoactive

The best advice for a person concerned with occasional insomnia is...

relax and drink a glass of milk before bed

Cynthia stayed awake for 48 hours to study. When she goes to sleep, we will expect she would...

spend more time in REM sleep

Circadian rhythm is influenced by light sensitive retinal proteins that trigger signals to the...

suprachiasmatic nucleus

Jose has been sleeping for an hour and a half, and enters a phase of paradoxical sleep. He is likely to...

have very relaxed muscles

During the day, Edward feels groggy and disjointed, finding difficulty in focusing on his job. However, when he tries to sleep at night, he is often wide awake. If this persists, Edward may be experiencing...

insomnia